--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 24.26 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 222.31 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.2240 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0335 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 24.26 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 42.15 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1271 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between kj4ctd and wa4hrk: Free space path loss: 107.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.00 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.38 dB Field strength at wa4hrk: 19.02 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.39 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.93 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4hrk and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8072 N, 82.5406 W, 0.54 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8084 N, 82.5393 W, 0.65 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8089 N, 82.5387 W, 0.70 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8095 N, 82.5381 W, 0.75 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8100 N, 82.5375 W, 0.80 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8112 N, 82.5362 W, 0.91 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8117 N, 82.5356 W, 0.96 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8358 N, 82.5091 W, 3.20 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8659 N, 82.4758 W, 6.02 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8665 N, 82.4752 W, 6.07 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8676 N, 82.4739 W, 6.17 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8682 N, 82.4733 W, 6.23 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8687 N, 82.4727 W, 6.28 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8693 N, 82.4721 W, 6.33 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8704 N, 82.4708 W, 6.43 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8710 N, 82.4702 W, 6.49 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9051 N, 82.4325 W, 9.67 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9056 N, 82.4319 W, 9.72 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.4313 W, 9.77 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9067 N, 82.4307 W, 9.82 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9084 N, 82.4288 W, 9.98 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9090 N, 82.4282 W, 10.03 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.4276 W, 10.08 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9101 N, 82.4270 W, 10.14 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9185 N, 82.4177 W, 10.92 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9201 N, 82.4158 W, 11.07 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9207 N, 82.4152 W, 11.13 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9218 N, 82.4140 W, 11.23 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9224 N, 82.4134 W, 11.28 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9229 N, 82.4128 W, 11.33 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9235 N, 82.4121 W, 11.39 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9241 N, 82.4115 W, 11.44 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9246 N, 82.4109 W, 11.49 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9252 N, 82.4103 W, 11.54 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9257 N, 82.4097 W, 11.59 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL 34.9263 N, 82.4090 W, 11.65 miles, 1489.50 feet AMSL 34.9269 N, 82.4084 W, 11.70 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL 34.9274 N, 82.4078 W, 11.75 miles, 1712.60 feet AMSL 34.9280 N, 82.4072 W, 11.80 miles, 1748.69 feet AMSL 34.9285 N, 82.4066 W, 11.86 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 1622.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 14562.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 8917.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.